Pharmacology basics — drug administration

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Drug administration means giving medicine to a patient in the right way. Think of a nurse with a tray of medicines — each one has its own special route into the body.

2. 2

   Which route means 'by mouth'?

3. 3

   Here are four common routes. Each one delivers medicine to a different part of the body.

4. 4

   A doctor prescribes an antibiotic for a patient with a chest infection. Which route is best?

5. 5

   Match each medicine to its correct route by dragging the label.

6. 6

   Which route is used for a vaccine that goes into a muscle?

7. 7

   A patient needs insulin quickly. Which route delivers it fastest?